As the Yankees continue to stumble, patience is wearing thin for the Bronx faithful. The club with a $295 million payroll and World Series aspirations has looked entirely out of place of late. Since the first week of June, the Yankees have gone 25-30 and lost the top spot in the division. Adding insult to injury, they now sit in third place, looking up at their bitter rivals, the Boston Red Sox, in the standings

As the disappointment grows, so do the calls for the firing of the manager, Aaron Boone, especially after the nightmare-ish weekend in Miami.  After the consecutive disastrous losses, Boone’s leadership is under the most scrutiny.

Amidst this chaos, a former Yankee, who spent a brief time with the bombers, has stepped forward to give some insights on Boone’s leadership. On a recent episode of Foul Territory, Lance Lynn, who was with the Yankees in 2018, said, “He played the game. He played at a very high level. He knows how it works. Whatever happens in the clubhouse, stays in the clubhouse. So positively, he has [been] addressing everything that’s going wrong with the players, and the players are addressing it too.”

He further added, “But they’re not gonna tell you about it because the more it gets out in New York, the worse it gets.” So, Lynn reckons Boone is saying exactly what fans want him to say, but he is saying it behind closed doors. Per Lynn, if things are leaking out of the clubhouse, that causes even more problems.

But hey, things are more complicated than that.

Boone’s backing of certain players, particularly Anthony Volpe, has been really questionable. There was a time when Volpe’s biggest strength was his baseball IQ, and now, either he makes errors or often hangs back on plays where he should be charging forward. Still, he was defended publicly by Cashman and Boone.

But when it came to giving more shots to players like Oswald Peraza, Boone traded him away. If only that were the end of it—but it’s not. There’s more, and for the time being, Boone is sitting tight on the hot seat.

A look at four critical trends that define the Yankees’ tumble

The Offense: Before mid-June, the Yankees held the ninth-highest batting average with runners in scoring position. Since then, they rank 28th in that criterion. Aaron Judge, the heart of the Bronx, has played reasonably well over that span but has been on the injured list since July 26th. Before Ryan McMahon’s acquisition, both the catcher and third base spots were entirely offensive dead zones.

The Starting Rotation: In a nutshell, the Yankees’ rotation has gone from very good to average. They first lost Gerrit Cole to Tommy John back in March, then Clarke Schmidt for the same in July. Plus, they didn’t have Luis Gil until this week. Moreover, their top two elite starters—Max Fried and Carlos Rodon—have recorded 4+ ERAs across 8 starts.

The Bullpen: Yankees’ recent additions—David Bednar, Jake Bir and Camilo Doval—haven’t delivered well yet. But what about the existing ones? Well, Luke Weaver did not surrender an earned run through his first 13 outings, but since June 20, he has held a 6.19 ERA, whereas Devin Williams has also been performing below expectations.

Defense and Basepaths: We already know about Jazz Chisholm Jr. getting doubled off first for no reason against the Marlins. That drew the most criticism, but that’s not it. Since returning from injury, Chisholm has made more such infuriating errors. Plus, Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells haven’t looked good either.

So, what do you think—where do the Yankees go from here?